ORIGINAL: Ron Olson
If you're going to upgrade the linkage you might as well go to a heavier rod while you're in there to get rid of any flexing problems.
You'd have to add 2 auto-bailers if you plan on using them, one in each sponson. They work OK until they get loaded up with gunk.
The rod seems to be very stiff stainless steel and its pretty hard to flex, but I will test it out and see how much flex it has. LOL I had ment 2 auto bailers!.